Posted by merpmerp on November 29, 2010, at 20:23:22
In reply to Re: Need help approaching pdoc, posted by Conundrum on November 29, 2010, at 20:15:52
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Thank you Conundrum. What I'm being treated for: I had a severe depression, but no anxiety, some years ago and was treated very successfully with low doze Prozac. This time my depression had a lot of anxiety mixed in. I was put on what I believe is too high a dose of Prozac for me and it made me flip out with the thoughts of self harm - I have had ideation before, but in the form of escape fantasies, not these constant intrusive alien horrible images. Doc said it was the med and switched me to Lex. At 10 mg the Lex did the same thing, we went to 5 mg, it was better but put me in a muddled state all day, so I want to try 2.5 mg.
I would not say my depression has ever been lethargic or apathetic. More like crying spells, insomnia/early morning awakening, anhedonia, and a serious feeling of "something is not right". (I would call it melancholic instead of atypical, if you want to use those terms.) But I have functioned every single day, gotten up and done my schoolwork, no matter how bad I felt. This cognitive fuzziness and need to sleep 12 hours a day has never been a part of my depression.
Diagnosis: recurrent melancholic depression
Meds: Lexapro since Sept. 2009
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